Auditions Required

Music Ensembles at Naz

In addition to individual lessons and recitals there are many opportunities for students of all majors to participate in music ensembles, large and small. Prospective and current students who audition for ensembles are considered for talent scholarships.

Doing Good

New performance space

Nazareth is adding a 550-seat music performance center, an acoustically optimized performance venue for large voice and instrumental groups. This new space opening in fall 2018 will benefit students and enable more collaborations, such as with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. See the construction progress »

"It's opportunity after opportunity"

Brittney Burgess '18 (shown with David Cowles, art lecturer) is a music education and vocal performance major selected by Nazareth professors to sing for a Sesame Street video created by Cowles. Read the story of F is for Fairytale.

What is Elio?

Naz students competed to compose musical scores for Elio commercials. The three-wheeled car of the future stopped at Naz during a promotional tour. Elio story »

Roy Stein, Music/Business Professor

Rocker Eddie Money, 11-time Emmy award winner Jack Allocco, Daughtry keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Elvio Fernandes, and Joywave lead singer Daniel Armbruster, are just a few of the connections that music/business Prof. Roy Stein brings to campus as guest speakers. "Connections come from connections," he says, and he uses his to benefit his students' professional growth and help them to network.

Studying and Interning Abroad

Quinton Harvey '15 studied abroad in Berlin for a semester where he interned with Musica Reanimata, an organization that rediscovers and promotes the work of composers who fled Nazi Germany. Read about Harvey »

Music at Naz

Perform in ensembles small or large. Learn vital entrepreneurship, teaching, or therapy skills. Take on an internship nearby, in New York City, or abroad.

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2018: POST-GRADUATION PROFESSIONAL PLANSYuchen An, BS Music Business. Graduate school in music businessAlex Barna, BM Music Education. Moving to Rochester; working and applying to graduate schoolTehya Berkner, BM Music Therapy. Interns…

Recently, our local Collegiate NYSSMA/NAfME chapter here in the department raised $930.00 during the Practice-A-Thon event held a few weeks ago as a part of Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM).Special thanks goes to students Kayla Freeden, Kiersten Hecht a…

Summer in Austria

Marjorie Roth, Music History Professor

At 18 months old, Marjorie Roth was singing in parallel thirds with her mother. Now a professor of music history, she loves helping students gain a deep, meaningful understanding of music performance and history. Read about Roth »

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